Palette Knives (I tend to like using a painting knife to paint with You may use any type. A good one is Blick Blick Comfort Grip Palette Knife by RGM - Small Spade, Style 44 03103-1044)

Brushes: I use 8,4,5, 2, flats and filberts

Gessoed Masonite Hardboard (I recommend 9x12, 8x10 You may work larger if you wish16x20 and 12x16 Pre Gessoed boards are available at http://www.jerrysartarama.com Ampersand Gesso board /18. various sizes are okay. I use Canson Canvaspapaper 9x12 I also use Canson Plein Air ArtBoards 9x12. Fredrix Canvas Pad 8x10. You can travel light with them and tape them to a board).

Outdoor easel

Bounty Paper towels

Viva are great!

Visor or cap with a brim

Blue Pastel or Prismcolor pencil or Soft Vine Charcoal

Oil paints (I use Winsor Newton. Other brands are acceptable as long as they are artist grade)

Titanium White (large tube), Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium yellow Pale, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Cadmium Orange, Cadmium Scarlet/Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Green Light, Cadmium Green Pale, Permanent Rose, Ultramarine Blue, Manganese Blue Hue/Cerulean Blue, Windsor Violet, Yellow Ocher, Magenta, Burnt Siena, Viridian.

EXTRAS: I find having a small color wheel helpful, and clamps.